Medicine: Little Mother

Into the hospital at Pisco, Peru last month came a tired, ragged Indian
woman from the foothills of the Andes. She led by the hand a shy little
girl, scarcely three feet tall, with chestnut braids and an enormously
bulging abdomen. Pointing to the frightened child, the Indian woman
begged Surgeon Geraldo Lozada to exorcise the evil spirits which had
taken possession of her. Certain that little Lina Medina had an
abdominal tumor, Dr. Lozada examined her, received the surprise of his
life when he discovered she was eight months pregnant.

Ten days ago in Lima's maternity hospital, surrounded by an audience...